After discussing some final buzz from the Cannes Film Festival including the recently announced winners and their most anticipated releases (2:02), Sophia and Nick welcome summer with a fun new episode: The Hot Man Draft. Like previous drafts on the podcast, they’ll make picks from a list of categories to draft the best team possible. This time, of men from Oscar-nominated films or performances, in categories like ‘Movie Dad,’ ‘Nom or Winner in the 1970’s,’ or ‘Multiple Nominee with No Wins.’ Crank up that A/C and get ready for a sweltering episode (5:26).

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Nick and Sophia are back to celebrate the Cannes Film Festival! First, they share some current buzz from La Croisette and the 75th Festival (4:25). Next, they take a look at three Best Actress winners at Cannes with varying levels of success with The Academy. First up, they chat about Kirsten Dunst’s vulnerable performance in Melancholia and why she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar for her performance (15:03). Next, they talk about the award-winning ensemble of women in Almodovar’s melodrama, “Volver” and how Penelope Cruz was able to earn her first Oscar nomination (31:43). Finally, they discuss one of five women to win Best Actress at Cannes and at The Oscars, Sally Field in “Norma Rae” (45:54).

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This week, Sophia and Nick talk about the three most winning international films at the Oscars, where each took home four awards: Parasite (2:14), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (14:03), and Fanny and Alexander (28:15). Why (only) these three movies? They also answer listener questions to dole out additional deserved awards and play Nom or Bomb with the International Feature category throughout the 2010s (54:49).

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Join Nick and Sophia as they travel back 80 years, once again debating whether The Academy got it right at the 14th Academy Awards. This time, they discuss seven of the ten Best Picture nominees, including: Suspicion (5:33), The Maltese Falcon (16:20), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (29:18), The Little Foxes (36:20), Citizen Kane (46:27), Sergeant York (1:01:18), and the winner, How Green Was My Valley (1:08:41). They answer listener questions, ponder the meaning of Rosebud, and share other movies released in 1941 that they think deserve more attention.

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Sophia and Nick are traveling back to the 10th century to discuss Robert Egger’s epic new release, ‘The Northman.’ They talk about highlights from the movie, including the Amleth anagram, unhinged performances, and if it has any Oscar potential. Then, they share some

other recent releases that they recommend, including ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once,’ ‘After Yang,’ ‘The Batman,’ and ‘Petite Maman’ (25:14).

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Following their celebration of ‘The Godfather,’ Nick and Sophia thought it would be quite fitting to begin their new series by admiring the career of Academy Award winner Al Pacino. Firstly, they look back at some of his performances from his rich 50+ year career before concentrating on his sole Oscar win for ‘Scent of a Woman.’ Was this performance a deserved win? Why don’t some people like this win? Why did Pacino win for this particular role? (13:18) Lastly, find out what each of them would would have chosen him to win for instead (32:22).

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Join Sophia and Nick for their season premiere as they celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Godfather. After gushing about how much they adore this movie, they break down key scenes from the film and share fun facts from production. Then, they answer some listener questions and discuss Oscars trivia, including its disqualified score, four acting nominations, and how it almost lost Best Picture (52:53). Finally, their former Mafia Movies professor Dana Renga guest stars! She shares all of her knowledge about film and mafia studies, from why Michael is the perfect antihero to which Italian and Hollywood mafia movies pair well with this classic.(1:24:55).

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On their season finale, Sophia and Nick break down what happened at The Oscars, talking all about the telecast format, performances, speeches, and shocking moments. There’s only one way to end this special episode, and that’s with Smash or Pass: Red Carpet Edition (42:35).

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Nick and Sophia are excited to share their post-PGA, pre-WGA and ASC Final Oscars Predictions with returning guest Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng. Listen as they go through all 23 categories organized into three groups: “In The Bag” (2:24), “Toss Up” (21:31), and “Anybody’s Guess” (51:35).

Tune into The Oscars on Sunday at 7pm ET/4pm PT for pre-show red carpet and awards and 8pm ET/5pm PT for the telecast on ABC!

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Welcome back to Sophia and Nick’s penultimate Contenders episode as they cover the remaining below-the-line categories and discuss their Oscar potential. With the recent BAFTA and Critics Choice Awards and final Oscar voting beginning today

Live Action Short, Documentary Short (6:24), Documentary Feature (10:28), Sound (17:15), and Film Editing (27:26).

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